A summer full of music and family fun begins on Thursday with events at Burr's Hill Park.
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7/3/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Christopher S. Gontarz, Esq., a resident of Portsmouth, is now president-elect of the Rhode Island Bar Association.
His term runs from July 1, 2023, through June …
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7/3/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Mike MacFarlane certainly knows how to throw himself a 50th birthday party.
The owner of Sunset Cove in Island Park had a few hundred people on his restaurant’s …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/3/23
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On July 4, Chad Mellen will fire off a piece of history.
Mellen, a Barrington resident, will light a 660-pound naval cannon that dates back to the War of 1812.
Mellen said the cannon …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/3/23
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Everything is ready for the 125th Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church 16th of July Feast, according to the Rev. Henry P. Zinno, Jr.
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By Manny Correira
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7/2/23
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On Saturday the Independence Rhode Race hosted over 700 participants at their annual running event in Bristol, with 36 States being represented.
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7/1/23
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Many of the best youth sailors in the world spent this week zipping across the waters of Mount Hope Bay, off the shore from Roger Williams University. The university and U.S. Sailing hosted the U.S. …
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6/30/23
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The annual East Providence Independence Day Celebration, conducted by the Recreation Department, takes place Monday July 3, at Pierce Memorial Stadium on Mercer Street. Gates open at 6 p.m.
A …
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6/30/23
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The Collaborative recently announced their 7th Annual Warren Folks Festival, which will occur on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 1-7 p.m. at 30 Cutler St. in Warren.
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6/30/23
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Space Cadets — a place where it seems as though the inventory was plucked from every far reach of the galaxy imaginable — has been forced to vacate the premises at 450 Main St. The deadline is Friday, and there’s not much that can be done about it.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/30/23
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We may call it the 4th of July Parade, but the woman on whose shoulders the responsibility has rested these last two years has never lost sight of the real heroes, and the real name, of the parade — that is, the Military, Civic, and Firemen’s Parade.
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/30/23
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The team now moves on to host Barrington in a loser’s bracket game on July 5 at 5:45 p.m.
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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6/30/23
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The backlash was swift, with comments coming in to this newspaper, on online forums, and overheard throughout town.
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/30/23
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Gallery 57 By the Bay opened at 57 Water St. this past Saturday.
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6/30/23
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The Tiverton 12U softball all-stars beat Barrington 8-3 in a game three showdown to take the District 2 championship at Barrington High School on Wednesday night.
Tiverton ace Liliana Luis …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
rdionne@eastbaymediagroup.com
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6/29/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The 2023 Ron Silva District 2 Little League Minor Division All Star Tournament began Thursday night, June 29, with games across the area.
Included on the schedule was …
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By Mike Rego
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6/29/23
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Work is well underway on a new Starbucks in the Barrington Shopping Center.
And according to officials close to the project, the new coffee shop should be opening this fall.
Joe …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/29/23
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View results from Bristol's annual July 4th Foot Races.
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6/29/23
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Passersby on Hope Street likely noticed six trees that have been entirely cut down or are in the process of being cut down in front of Rockwell School.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/29/23
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Two familiar faces were recently honored for their service and commitment to the Town of Westport.
Carol Freitas, Westport's Veterans' Service Officer (VSO), received the Massachusetts Veterans …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/29/23
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Joining up with the national #OperationDryWater effort, Warren harbormaster and police personnel will be ramping up patrols between July 1-3 to prevent people from operating boats while intoxicated.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/29/23
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As some local residents are gearing up for the next round of their fight with a development company that wants to build a crematorium in the north end of town, they received a piece of encouraging …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/29/23
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Those particularly cynical few may say there’s nothing new under the sun. That might well be. But true or not, the Little Compton Historical Society embraces the claim this year, giving people …
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By Paige Shapiro
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6/29/23
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“The average age of our committee, I’d say, is probably in the high 50s,” said Chuck MacDonough, Fourth of July Committee General Chairman. “And we do need a younger generation."
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/29/23
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PROVIDENCE — Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that an East Providence man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court for killing a three-year-old pet cat following his …
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6/29/23
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